| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Bybee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Spencer (fresh) PF - Stacy Rodberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alan Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Larkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Silber (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Benjamin Moore inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Tom Knowles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 19:44 | UMass | Tom Knowles can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | James Hall blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Benjamin Moore gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Thomas Larkins is hacked by Mark Rainey - foul #1 on Mark Rainey, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Alan Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Tom Knowles grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Alan Watts's pass is intercepted by James Hall | 34-42 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Victor Spencer hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | UMass | James Silber grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Alan Watts comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Tom Knowles tips it home | 34-44 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Thomas Larkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Tom Knowles connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Larkins | 34-46 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | James Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Alan Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Brandon Bybee is called for the reach on Thomas Larkins - foul #2 on Brandon Bybee, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Bowman (SG), Floyd Caldwell (PF), Jay McGee (C) Brandon Bybee, Stacy Rodberg, James Hall | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Howard (SF), Raymond Prestwood (PF) Benjamin Moore, Tom Knowles | |
| 17:41 | UMass | Joel Howard's pass is intercepted by Floyd Caldwell | 34-46 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Mark Rainey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Jay McGee grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Mark Rainey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Mark Rainey steals it from James Silber | 34-46 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Mark Rainey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-46 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Alan Watts is whistled for a carry | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (PG), James Hall (C) Mark Rainey, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Smart (SG), Benjamin Moore (SF), Edward Jardine (PF) Alan Watts, Thomas Larkins, James Silber | |
| 16:01 | Columbia | John Nash misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-46 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Joel Howard snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay McGee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joel Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Smart (fresh) SF - Benjamin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Jardine (fresh) C - Raymond Prestwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Benjamin Moore is fouled on the floor by John Nash - foul #3 on John Nash, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG), Stacy Rodberg (PF) John Nash, Jay McGee | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Knowles (PF) Edward Jardine | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Tom Knowles misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Prestwood - foul #2 on Raymond Prestwood, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (SF) Floyd Caldwell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood clanks a floater from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Joel Howard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derrick Bowman - foul #1 on Derrick Bowman, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jay McGee (SF), Philip Manhart (C) Derrick Bowman, James Hall | |
| Subs | UMass | Alan Watts (PG), Thomas Larkins (SG), James Silber (C) Steven Smart, Benjamin Moore, Raymond Prestwood | |
| 14:58 | UMass | Joel Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Joel Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg loses the dribble to Thomas Larkins | 36-48 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Joel Howard knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Watts | 36-50 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | James Silber swats the shot by John Nash | 36-50 |
| 13:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Larkins | 36-50 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Tom Knowles misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Stacy Rodberg - foul #2 on Stacy Rodberg, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Rainey (PG), Floyd Caldwell (SG), Victor Spencer (SF), James Hall (C) John Nash, Brandon Bybee, Stacy Rodberg, Philip Manhart | |
| Subs | UMass | Benjamin Moore (SF) Joel Howard | |
| 13:44 | UMass | Tom Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Tom Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Mark Rainey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Benjamin Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 13:01 | Columbia | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Mark Rainey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 12:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Benjamin Moore | 39-52 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Benjamin Moore connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Watts | 39-54 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Mark Rainey can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Watts - foul #2 on Alan Watts, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Bowman (SG), Philip Manhart (C) Jay McGee, James Hall | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Smart (SG), Edward Jardine (PF), Raymond Prestwood (C) Thomas Larkins, Tom Knowles, James Silber | |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Edward Jardine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Caldwell - foul #1 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (SF), Stacy Rodberg (PF) Victor Spencer, Floyd Caldwell | |
| Subs | UMass | John Bryant (SG), Joel Howard (SF) Alan Watts, Benjamin Moore | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stacy Rodberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Manhart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Smart (fresh) SG - John Bryant (fresh) SF - Joel Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jardine (fresh) C - Raymond Prestwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Rainey | 43-56 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Philip Manhart is called for the reach on Joel Howard - foul #2 on Philip Manhart, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG), Jay McGee (SF), James Hall (C) Mark Rainey, John Nash, Stacy Rodberg | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Larkins (SG) John Bryant | |
| 11:15 | UMass | Joel Howard makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Joel Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Philip Manhart | 43-57 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Philip Manhart is fouled on the floor by Raymond Prestwood - foul #3 on Raymond Prestwood, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alan Watts (PG) Steven Smart | |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Jay McGee scores on a shot from the right side | 45-57 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Thomas Larkins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Howard | 45-59 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Alan Watts steps in front of the Derrick Bowman pass in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Edward Jardine buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Watts | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:04 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-62 |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Philip Manhart hits the follow up shot | 47-62 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Thomas Larkins misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Rainey (PG), Floyd Caldwell (SG), Victor Spencer (SF), Stacy Rodberg (PF), William McCord (C) Derrick Bowman, Brandon Bybee, Jay McGee, Philip Manhart, James Hall | |
| Subs | UMass | Benjamin Moore (SF), Tom Knowles (PF), James Silber (C) Joel Howard, Edward Jardine, Raymond Prestwood | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Thomas Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Thomas Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | William McCord throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Smart (SG) Thomas Larkins | |
| 09:21 | UMass | Alan Watts misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Floyd Caldwell - foul #2 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Alan Watts makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Alan Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 47-66 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Steven Smart grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Steven Smart is hacked by William McCord - foul #1 on William McCord, team foul #10 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Bryant (SG) Alan Watts | |
| 08:55 | UMass | Steven Smart makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Steven Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Benjamin Moore takes the ball from Floyd Caldwell | 47-68 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Benjamin Moore blows the layup | 47-68 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg snags the defensive board | 47-68 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Victor Spencer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 08:10 | UMass | James Silber gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 08:02 | UMass | James Silber drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Benjamin Moore and the foul's on William McCord - foul #2 on William McCord, team foul #11 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG), Jay McGee (PF), James Hall (C) Floyd Caldwell, Stacy Rodberg, William McCord | |
| Subs | UMass | Alan Watts (PG), Thomas Larkins (SG), Joel Howard (SF), Raymond Prestwood (PF) Steven Smart, John Bryant, Benjamin Moore, Tom Knowles | |
| 08:02 | UMass | James Silber misses the free throw | 47-70 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Joel Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Alan Watts | 47-72 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Bybee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Spencer (fresh) PF - Jay McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alan Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Larkins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Prestwood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Silber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Victor Spencer loses the dribble to Thomas Larkins | 47-72 |
| 07:11 | UMass | James Silber drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Larkins | 47-74 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-74 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | James Hall can't tip it in | 47-74 |
| 06:52 | UMass | James Silber grabs the board | 47-74 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Jay McGee steps in front of the James Silber pass | 47-74 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Jay McGee hits a runner from the left block set up by Brandon Bybee | 49-74 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Thomas Larkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | James Hall snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Victor Spencer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Silber - foul #3 on James Silber, team foul #4 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Bowman (PG), Floyd Caldwell (SG), Stacy Rodberg (PF) Mark Rainey, Brandon Bybee, James Hall | |
| Subs | UMass | Benjamin Moore (SF), Edward Jardine (PF) Alan Watts, Raymond Prestwood | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Victor Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Victor Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 05:56 | UMass | James Silber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Benjamin Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Edward Jardine hits the follow up shot | 50-76 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman is called for traveling | 50-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (PG), Philip Manhart (PF), William McCord (C) Victor Spencer, Stacy Rodberg, Jay McGee | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Smart (PG), John Bryant (SG), Raymond Prestwood (C) Thomas Larkins, Benjamin Moore, James Silber | |
| 04:45 | UMass | Edward Jardine is fouled on the floor by Floyd Caldwell - foul #3 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #12 | 50-76 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Edward Jardine makes the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Edward Jardine misses the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | Philip Manhart snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Philip Manhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-77 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 04:29 | UMass | John Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-77 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Philip Manhart makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Nash | 52-77 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Edward Jardine misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-77 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | John Nash gets the rebound | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Columbia | John Nash drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Bowman | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Manhart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William McCord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Smart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bryant (fresh) SF - Joel Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Jardine (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Prestwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood is hacked by Philip Manhart - foul #3 on Philip Manhart, team foul #13 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jay McGee (SF) Floyd Caldwell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood misses the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Raymond Prestwood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:01 | Columbia | John Nash hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-78 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Jay McGee tips it home | 56-78 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Steven Smart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-78 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | William McCord snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Philip Manhart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-78 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Steven Smart snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 02:05 | UMass | John Bryant scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Edward Jardine | 56-80 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Philip Manhart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-80 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Joel Howard drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Nash - foul #4 on John Nash, team foul #14 | 59-82 |
| Subs | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell (SF) William McCord | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:42 | UMass | Joel Howard makes the free throw | 59-83 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | John Bryant is called for the reach on Derrick Bowman - foul #1 on John Bryant, team foul #5 | 59-83 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | John Bryant steals it from Philip Manhart | 59-83 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Joel Howard misses the lay-in | 59-83 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Jay McGee grabs the board | 59-83 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Smart - foul #1 on Steven Smart, team foul #6 | 59-83 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 59-83 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 01:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Jardine | 59-83 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Joel Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-83 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Nash | 62-83 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Joel Howard drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Smart | 62-85 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Nash | 64-85 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Steven Smart runs out the clock | 64-85 |